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Category: Education

Idea from Harlem transforms young lives in west London

A scheme lauded by Barack Obama is steering pupils out of hardship and into university Two years ago Phoenix academy…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: Harlem Children's Zone, Phoenix Academy, West London Zone, WLZ

Synthetic biology is a chance to engineer the biological world

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Imagine you could program a living cell in the same way you currently program a computer.  Cells could be made…

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Posted in: Education, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, Imperial, SafeCity, safety, synthetic biology, Technology, trains, Transport

Higher education: a study in turmoil

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The University of Manchester’s announcement in May that it was to make 171 staff redundant took many higher education watchers…

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Posted in: Education, Public sector Filed under: Education, headteachers, Schools, teachers, TEF, tuition fees, Universities
Teacher and student with microscope

Why high flyers are swapping the boardroom for the classroom

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From journalists to investment bankers, more professionals at the top of their game are turning to teaching. What does the…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: Education, headteachers, Schools, teachers

Does the government’s academy plan add up?

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All schools are due to become academies by 2022, yet arguments still rageover their effects on standards, their financial management…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: academy, fees, finance, free, funding, management, ofsted, Schools, secondary, state, underperforming

Universities unbound: where will campuses without caps end up?

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When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: admissions, colleges, fees, funding, higher education, loans, UCAS, undergraduate, unpaid

Science magazine founder turns her kitchen into a lab

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Jenny Inglis, who created children’s publication Whizz Pop Bang, and her family trial the science experiments at home. Like many…

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Posted in: Business, Education Filed under: children, home, mothers, publisher, science magazine, whizz bang pop

Tutoring startup offers a lesson in success

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After its modest beginnings, The Profs now has an office in Belgravia. From left to right: Richard Evans (co-founder), Rory…

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Posted in: Business, Education Filed under: app, business, global, international, online, students, the profs, tutoring

Unfair, stressful or ‘a good idea’? What pupils think of the 11-plus exam

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Children tell of the fears, joys and disappointments of competing for a place at a grammar school Grammar schools are back in…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: 11-plus, 11pus, anxiety, eleven-plus, problem, trouble, worry fear

Scrapping bursaries for occupational therapy students

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Bursaries for OT undergraduates are about to disappear, so university students will need to apply for loans Student places on…

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Posted in: Education, Social Care Filed under: abolished, brunel, Careers, degree, expenses, funding, grants, Healthcare Network, Homecare, Social care, Social Care Network, Society, students, Work practices

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